For vvhom thy secret loue prouideth They plot mischieuous machinations verse 4 Come let vs all their land inuade And cut them all quite off they said That they may cease be a Nation That they confounded and ashamed May Israel no more be named But lose their names commemoration verse 5 For they together counsell take Against thee they a league do make The Edomites and Ishmalitish verse 6 The Moabitish generation And those that be of Hagars nation verse 7 The Gebalites and Ammonitish VVith them doth Amalec conspire The Philistims and they of Tyre Together haue their forces ioyned verse 8 Assyrian Ashur hath applyed His arm of strength and fortified The sons of Lot vvith them combined Selah verse 9 So in thy anger deal vvith them As once thou didst vvhen Kishon strem The Midianites drovvnd and destroyed As Sisera and Iabin flying verse 10 Were slain at Endor putrifying Became as dong the fields annoyed Pause verse 11 Make thou their Nobles like Oreb Their Kings and them like to Zeeb Like Zeba and Salmana Princes verse 12 Who said come let vs novv addres vs Of all Gods houses to posses vs And them adioyn to our Prouinces verse 13 My God make them like rovvling vvheels As chaffe or stubble tumbling reeles Which circling round the vvhirlvvind turneth verse 14 As fuell vvhich the forrests beareth The fire consumes flame scorching seareth The mountain tops to povvder burneth verse 15 So them Lord vvith thy storm surround And suddenly consume confound With tempests of thy fury fierie verse 16 Their faces fill vvith shame distained That they therby may be constrained After thy Name to make inquirie verse 17 Let them be sham'd their hope make voyd Let them be vtterly destroyd And make them knovv this vnderstanding That thou alone art God eternall Dread sou'raigne Lord supreme supernall Heau'n earth and all therin commanding Psalme 84. Prayer LOrd God of hosts hovv louely fair Hovv svveet thy dvvelling places are Hovv pleasing and hovv amiable My longing soul faints vvith desire That to thy courts I might aspire VVhose beauty is so admirable My heart my flesh doth pant and cry The liuing God to come more nigh verse 3 The Sparrovv findes a house to rest The svvallovv vvith her yong do nest Near to thy Altar safe abiding Lord God of hosts my God my King O vvhen vvilt thou me thither bring My steps vnto thy Temple guiding verse 4 They all in thy house blessed be There still they vvill be praising thee Selah verse 5 Blest is the man vvhose strength thou art To vvhom thou fauor vvilt impart Their heart to thy path-vvayes applying verse 6 They pas the vale vvhere berries grovv Through places dry vvhere teares do â—ovv On thee the vvell of life relying Deep pits they dig in thirst and pain For springs to fill and shovvrs of rain Pause verse 7 From strength to strength they forvvard go Till Sion they attain vnto Before the Lord their God appearing verse 8 Lord God of hosts vvhose povvr and might Doth guide and gouern all by right Grant my request my prayer hearing Lord God of Iacob vvhen to thee I make my suit giue eare to me Selah verse 9 O God our shield behold the face Of thy annointed look vvith grace For better is one dayes abiding With thee then thousands elsevvhere be Much rather vvould I choose for me To keep thy gates therat residing Then lord it vvith the vvicked train Chief in their Palace to remain verse 11 For God the Lord is gracious He is a sun and shield to vs Our God vvill giue grace and saluation With glory high to be extoll'd And no good thing vvill he vvith-hold From men of vpright conuersation verse 12 Lord God of hosts that man is blest VVhose hope and trust in thee doth rest Psalme 85. Doctrin LOrd to thy land thy grace thou didst declare Thou Iacob hast freed from captiuity verse 2 Thy peoples sins by thee all cou'red are Thou hast forgiuen them their iniquity verse 3 Thou tookst avvay thy anger and thy rage The fiercenes of thy vvrath thou didst assvvage verse 4 O God of our saluation vs returne Cease thou thy vvrath against vs vvhich doth burn verse 5 From age to age shall still thy vvrath remain For euer vvilt thou vvith vs angry be verse 6 VVhy vvilt thou not reuiue vs once again That people thine may all reioyce in thee verse 7 Eternall God to vs thy mercy shovv Thy sauing health on vs daigne to bestovv VVith fauor thine vouchsafe vs to embrace Once more let vs inioy thy glorious grace verse 8 Novv vnto God the Lord vvill I giue eare That I may knovv vvhat he to vs vvill say He vvill speak peace to vvhom he loue doth beare And he his Saints from sins relaps vvill stay verse 9 To them that feare him and to them that fly To him for ayd is his saluation nigh VVhich to his ovvn is surely neare at hand That glory may inhabit in our land verse 10 His mercy and his truth together meet Iustice and peace each other kissing greet verse 11 And faithfulnes out of the earth shall rise And righteousnes shall look dovn from the skyes verse 12 The Lord shall giue that vvhich is good vvith peace And fruitfull make the land yeeld large increase verse 13 In brief before him in his righteous vvay All shall go right and strait not one shall stray Psalme 86. Prayer TO my humble supplicatioÌ„ Lord giue eare acceptatioÌ„ Hear me novv so vveak so poor That ah I can beare no more verse 2 Saue my life O my defeÌ„der for my holy heart is tender Saue thy seruant Lord most iust for in thee alone I trust verse 3 After thy svveet vvonted fashion shovvr dovvn mercy and coÌ„passion On me for incessantly vnto thee O Lord I cry Send O Lord reuiuing gladnes To my soul opprest vvith sadnes Which froÌ„ clog of earth set free vving'd vvith zeale flyes vnto thee verse 5 To thee rich in mercies treasure And in goodnes vvithout measure Neuer failing help to those vvho on thy sure help repose verse 6 Let thy eares vvhich haue bin closed To my prairs be novv vnclosed That my cryes may entrance gain entred may thy grace obtain verse 7 As I haue so vvill I euer in my stormy time perseuer Vnto thee to pray and cry for thou hearst me instantly verse 8 No God else is comparable vnto thee none else is able Once to couÌ„terfeit but one of the vvorks that thou hast done verse 9 Nations all thy hand did fashion And of this round globe each Nation With bovvd knee shall com before thee and thy great name adore verse 10 For thou darter of heau'ns thunders Thou art great and vvorkest vvonders Other gods are vvood and stone thou the liuing God alone verse 11 Teach me Lord thy vvay conduct me Walking in thy truth instruct me Knit my heart to thee sincere thy most sacred name to feare verse 12 Lord my
declared verse 17 Of God the Lord O let the excellency Appeare on vs and on our vvorks prepared All our designes and vs guide and direct Our handy vvorks establish and protect Psalme 91. Doctrin WHo in the house of God most high For his defence resideth verse 2 And to th' Almighties shade doth fly In safety sure abideth Of God the Lord this say I must He is my sure saluation In him my God I hope and trust My strong fortification verse 3 For from the subtle fovvlers snare He vvill thee free for euer From euils that contagious are He vvill thee safe deliuer verse 4 He vvith his feathers thee vvill hide His vvings vvill safegard yeeld thee His truth vvill thee defend and guide And as a buckler shield thee verse 5 Thou shalt not feare the darkest night Of horrors terrifying Nor yet the arrovv by day light That deadly vvoundeth flying verse 6 Nor for the vvalking pestilence That in the dark annoyeth Nor for the plague vvhose violence At noone day light destroyeth verse 7 On both sides though ten thousand fall All dangers quite shall cleare thee Therof haue thou no feare at all It shall not once come neare thee verse 8 Thine eyes shall only this obserue And see it vvorth regarding The vvicked shall as they deserue Receiue their full revvarding Pause verse 9 Since thou the mighty Lord hast made Thy refuge thy saluation To God most high this vvord hast said Thou art my habitation verse 10 No euill shall to thee befall Of this be vvell assured The plague shall not approach at all In thy tent rest secured verse 11 For he his Angels vvill command To them this charge expressing To keep thee that thou safe maist stand In all thy vvayes thee blessing verse 12 They in their hand thee vp shall beare VVith them in safety biding Lest thou thy foot do dash or teare Against a stone dovvn sliding verse 13 Thou Lyons Adders shalt dovvn tread Their povvr to hurt bereauing And trample on the Dragons head No harm at all receiuing verse 14 I vvill him free because on me He all his loue bestovveth I vvill exalt him high for he Feares me and my Name knovveth verse 15 VVhen he inuokes me I vvlll heare And ansvver him distressed I vvill release him free from feare VVith honor make him blessed verse 16 Of long life he shall haue his fill To his ovvn contentation Make him to see my loue I vvill And shevv him my saluation Psalme XCij. Consolation TO God giue thanks confessing It is a gracious thing Thy Name most high to sing In Psalms thy praise expressing verse 2 I' th morn betimes prepared Thy mercies forth to shevv verse 3 Thy faithfulnes most trevv Each night shall be declared VVith many strings abounding vpon the Polyphon Lute and Psalterion vvith song and harp svveet sounding verse 4 Thou hast me recreated Lord by thy Word diuine In handy vvorks of thine I 'le shovvt exhilerated verse 5 Lord vvhat magnificency is in all thou hast vvrought And hovv profound thy thought in vvisdoms excellency verse 6 This knovvledge is not gained by men of shallovv vvit The vnvvise do not knovv it fooles haue not this attained verse 7 That vvhen the vvicked flourish as the grasse do grovv Though they in vvealth do flovv vvho vvickednes do nourish Yet soon i th pit infernall they fall perpetually verse 8 But thou eternally art Lord supreme supernall Pause verse 9 Lo Lord thy foes shal perish gainst thee vvho be imployd And they shall be destroyd vvho vvicked vvorks do cherish verse 10 But thou vvilt high erect me and as an Vnicorn Thou vvilt exalt my horn aloft and still protect me My head shall be annointed vvith fresh oyle and my eyes verse 11 Shall see my enemies of their hope disappointed My eares as I desired shall hear the ouerthrovves Of my rebellious foes against me vvhich conspired verse 12 The righteous generation as Palm shall flourish fair And grovv as Cedars are of Lebanon plantation verse 13 VVho in Gods house haue dvvelling And by him planted vvere Shall fairely flourish there in our Gods courts excelling verse 14 More fruitfull still increasing Though they be aged old Them fat and strong behold to flourish neuer ceasing verse 15 Gods righteousnes reuealing in him my rock I trust For he is euer iust vvithout iniurious dealing Psalme 93. Consolation THe Lord doth raign in soueraign royalty Is cloath'd vvith strength and highest maiesty VVith povvr hath girt himselfe supreme hath prou'd The vvorld he set so sure shall not be mou'd verse 2 Establisht is thy Throne eternally O God thou art from all eternity verse 3 The flouds O Lord haue lifted vp their voyce The surging vvaues mount vvith impetuous noyse verse 4 Though seas do rore and boistrous billovvs beat Incountring fierce i' th Ocean outrage threat Thy countermand O Lord becalms the sea The skyes declare thy povver more then they verse 5 Eternall Lord most faithfull and most sure Thy sacred Lavves and testimonies dure For euermore O Lord thy sanctity Adornes thy house to all eternity Psalme 94. Consolation O Lord to vvhom reuenge pertaineth The God vvho vengeance iust ordaineth Of all the earth thou Iudg suprem O let thy iustice shine forth clear verse 2 Aduance thy self in povvr appear Cast dovvn the proud revvard thou them verse 3 Hovv long shall vvicked men shevv gladnes Hovv long triumph vvith merry madnes verse 4 Lord shall their railing speeches loud Not cease to vtter crueltie And all that vvork iniquity Themselues still vanting grovv so proud verse 5 Thy people Lord they haue oppressed Thy sacred heritage distressed They rob and spoile it all they may verse 6 The vviddovv and the stranger they Do murther and the Orphan slay Not sparing any yet they say verse 7 The Lord shall neither see nor knovv it To Iacobs God not any shovv it He marks not vvhat vve enterprise verse 8 But O ye bruitish in the Land Among the people vnderstand When vvill ye learn O ye vnvvise verse 9 VVho planted hath the eare for hearing VVho made the eyes for sight appearing Shall he not heare shall he not see verse 10 VVho all the Heathen scourged hath Shall he not make them feare his vvrath Who giues all knovvledge knovves not he Pause verse 11 The LORD doth knovv mans cogitations Discouers his imaginations Knovvs all his thoughts but vanity verse 12 O blest vvhom thou Lord keepst in avv VVhom thou dost teach out of thy Lavv The vvay to all felicity verse 13 To giue him quietnes assured From euill dayes at rest secured From troubles and aduersity Vntill there digged be a pit For vvicked men to fall in it Revvarding their impiety verse 14 For God his people so affecteth That them he leaues not nor reiecteth Nor vvill his heritage forsake verse 15 Return to iustice iudgment shall Who be of heart vpright they all To follovv it their vvay shall take verse 16 Who vvill me
verse 4 My vvords from thee are not concealed But loe thou Lord knovvst all reuealed verse 5 Before behinde thou dost me holâ— Me round about thy hands infold On me set fast thy hand doth ly verse 6 Thy knovvledg is for me too high Too precious far for me to gain it So high that I cannot attain it verse 7 If from thy sight escape vvould I I knovv not vvhether I should fly verse 8 For vvhether can I fly from thee If into heau'n there thou vvilt be And if into the deep I enter Euen there I finde thee at the center verse 9 If I vvere able to ariue At farthest shores vvhere seas do driue Their vtmost vvaues there to abide Or on the morning vvings to ride verse 10 Yet thy right hand me thirher leadeth Thy hand me holds vvhere my foot treadeth verse 11 If I suppose I shall me hide In darknes from thee vnespide The night about me shall be light verse 12 The darknes hides not from thy sight Thy sight the night as bright day cleareth The dark as light to thee appeareth verse 13 My invvard parts to thee are knovvn My reins possessing as thine ovvn VVhen first the vvomb did me inclose Thou didst me couer and compose verse 14 So full of vvonder I 'le confes thee With thankfull praises euer bles thee In truth thy vvorks all vvondrous are As the effects do vvell declare verse 15 Vnto my soule Thou vvell dost knovv Hovv vigorous strong my bones did grovv VVhen thou in secret didst create me In place obscure didst animate me VVith curious vvork thou hast me vvrought In earths lovv cels to fashion brought verse 16 Thine eyes did vievv me vvhen I vvas A shapeles lump imperfect mas Thou mad'st my parts time form decreeing VVrit in thy book before my being verse 17 O God hovv precious and hovv deare To me thy counsels do appeare Of vvhat in estimable prise Hovv great hovv high the summe doth rise verse 18 I them account inualuable Rich pearles as sand innumerable VVith thee am I still vvhen I vvake Thy early counsell I partake verse 19 Lord vvhen it is thy sacred vvill Let thy strong arm the vvicked kill Therfore you bloudy men I banish For euer from my presence vanish verse 20 I mean thy vvicked enemies Who speake against thee blasphemies verse 21 Who thee Lord and thy Name do hate Do I not them all execrate Against thee vvho do rise contrary Do I not count my aduersarie verse 22 I hate them vvith a perfect hate Am vvith them euer at debate And them account my mortall foes verse 23 Lord vvho all secrets dost disclose Of my heart search each cogitation Try me by strict examination Of all my thoughts the tryall take And of my heart experience make verse 24 Considâ—r vvell behold and see If vvicked vvayes remain in mâ— And vvhen thou hast exactly â—â—ide me Then in thy vvay for euer guide me Psalme 140. Prayer LEt me O Lord be quite released From vvicked men be my defence Meto preserue O be thou pleased From men of vvrongfull violence verse 2 VVho in their vvicked hearts malitious A thousand mischiefs do prepare Consult together plots pernicious Continually renevving vvar verse 3 They haue made sharp their tongs to vvound me Like Serpents they against me rise Vnder their lips vvho vvould confound me The Adders deadly poyson lyes verse 4 Lord keep me safe thy succor send me From vvicked hands and from my foe From men of violence defend me Who seek my steps to ouerthrovv verse 5 The proud haue laid a snare to catch me For me they secret cords do hide To take me in their trap they vvatch me And set their net by my vvay side verse 6 I said to thee O Lord eternall Thou art my God I trust in thee O Lord my God most high supernall Heare thou my cry giue eare to me verse 7 Of povvrfull hosts Lord God most gloriouâ— My safety resteth in thy might For thou dost shield my head victorious The day our armies ioyn in fight verse 8 What vvicked men desire Lord grant not Nor vvith their levvd deuice comply Crosse their designes so that they vant not Lest they themselues do magnifie verse 9 As for the chief the rest misleading And those that do besiege me round Let their ovvn counsels mischief pleading From their ovvn lips themseluâ—s confound verse 10 Let fall vpon their heads coles burning Cast into flames let them remain Dovvn deepest pits them headlong turning That they may neuer rise again verse 11 To slander vvho his tong imployeth On earth shall haue no biding place The cruell man his sin destroyeth To ruin mischiefe shall him chase verse 12 The Lord I knovv the cause maintaineth Of the afflicted in distres Through him the poore man right obtaineth Against them all that him oppres verse 13 The righteous all thy Name excelling With hearty thanks shall laud and praise The iust vvith thee shall haue their dvvelling And in thy presence bide alvvaies Psal 141. Prayr TO thee I crie LORD heare my crying Make haste to me approching neere Do thou vouchsafe my voyce to heare Heare me my cryes to thee applying verse 2 Accept thou this my supplication That it as incense may ascend VVhen I to thee my hands extend Be 't as an euening free oblation verse 3 Lord let my speech bevvell obserued Before my mouth set vvatch and vvard The dore of my lips keep and guard From rash vvords let me be preserued verse 4 To vvhat is vvicked vilde and vlcious Let my heart neuer be enclin'd Nor vvith bad men in practice ioyn'd Let me not tast their cates delicious verse 5 VVhen iust men smite me they relieue me VVhen they reproue 〈◊〉 I count them kinde As precious oyle I shal it finde It shall not break my head nor gâ—leue me As for their euill day and hovver VVhen I behold their misery Affliction and calamity Aggrieu'd for them my prayrs I povver verse 6 VVhen their chief Iudges execrable Shall be cast dovvn in stony place They 'l hear my vvords and them embrace For they are svveet and amiable verse 7 Our bones about the graues mouth scattred As chips of vvood dispersed ly VVhich from the hevvers axe do fly As clots of earth vvith mattocks shattred verse 8 Yet are my eyes to thee erected O Lord my God vvho art most iust In thee and thee alone I trust My soul forsake not lovv delected verse 9 Let me partake thy preseruation In safety keep me from the snare VVhich vvicked men for me prepare And from their vvicked machination verse 10 In nets of their ovvn close contriuing Together let the vvicked fall VVhile I escape the dangers all In port of harbor safe â—â—riuing Psalme 142. Prayer I VVith my voyce to God did cry My prayer for grace I did apply verse 2 Before him seeking for reliefe My plaint I povvr'd shevv'd him my grief verse 3 VVhen my sad heart vvas vvoe begone
all that vvork iniquity past sense That hauing got my people in their povver They them as bread do greedily deuovver They call not on the Lord of povver immense Through negligence verse 5 There suddenly great feare did them oppres They vvere cast dovvn vvith horrid consternation For God is in the righteous generation His grace doth saue all them that righteousnes In heart possesse verse 6 Ye vvith reproch the poor and meek despise Ye his designes and counsels haue disgraced Because his trust in God the Lord is placed For refuge he in danger to him flyes On him relyes verse 7 From Sion vvho vvill vnto Israel Saluation send vvhen back the Lord returneth The grieuous thrall vvherin his people mourneth In gladnes then shall ioyfull Iacob dvvell And Israel Psalme 15. Doctrin WHo is it Lord vvhich shall remain Within thy sacred tabernacle To vvhom vvilt thou the fauor daigne Whom shall thy mountain entertain To â—est in holy habitacle verse 2 It shall be he vndoubtedly Who euermore vprightly vvalketh And alvvay vvorketh righteously Who in his hearts sincerity Doth speak the truth vvhen ere he talketh verse 3 Whose tong doth speak no infamy Nor yet malitiously backbiteth Nor doth his neighbour iniury Whose eare vvill heare no obloquy That vvith reproch his neighbour-smiteth verse 4 Within vvhose eyes he that doth beare Himself debosht is scorned euer But they are grac'd vvho God do feare Who doth perform vvhat he doth svveare Though to his losse yet changeth neuer verse 5 Who lends but not for vsury Who vpright iustice exerciseth And sels it not by bribery Who doth these things mou'd shall not be A blest estate him eterniseth Psalme 16. Thanksgiuing prophecy PReserue me Lord be thou my help and ayd For I do trust in thee my hope reposing verse 2 And thou my soul this vnto God hast said Thou art my Lord I am at thy disposing Of all the good thy bounty to me lendeth No benefit at all to thee extendeth verse 3 But to thy Saints on earth vvho ex'lent be All my delight in them is still inlarged verse 4 But they vvho haste to serue strange gods not thee With multitudes of plagues shall be surcharged Nor shall my hands once touch their bloud oblation Nor shall my lips of their name make relation verse 5 My portion Lord thou art the heritance Assign'd to me by thee am I sustained verse 6 Thou art my health my vvealth my lot my chance A pleasant place by thee I haue obtained A goodly seat to me thy grace assureth Which vnto me and mine for ay endureth Pause verse 7 The Lord be praisd vvho hath so prudently â—o me aduice and counsell deep declared My reines my thoughts and my affections he Euen in the night to schoole me hath prepared verse 8 Before me still the Lord I haue propounded â—ince he 's near hand I shall not be confounded verse 9 Wherfore my heart doth ioy vvith thanks and praise My glory makes my spirits glad relation My soul her flesh in hopefull rest dovvn layes With confidence expecting thy saluation verse 10 Thou vvilt not leaue my soul in graue deep buried â—or let thy Saint corruption see interred verse 11 But from the tombe aloft thou vvilt me raise â—o triumph in a glorious resurrection For thou vvilt shevv and guide me to the vvayes Of life vvhere ioyes abound in full perfection Euen in thy paths me to thy presence bringing At thy right hand are pleasures euer springing Psalme 17. Prayer LOrd hear my right and entertain My ernest suit for iustice crying Thy eare vnto my prayer applying I plead vvith lips that do not fain verse 2 Let my doom be by thee avvarded Let it come forth iust Iudg from thee And in thine eyes vvhich all things see Let all the righteous be regarded verse 3 Thou in the night of my distres My heart hast visited and tryed But nothing in me hast discryed Resolu'd my mouth shall not transgres VVhat vvorks so ere men haue pursevved verse 4 Vnto thy Word I haue respect VVhich hath in me vvrought this effect That I destroyers paths eschevved verse 5 Vouchsafe my steps to stay and guide For euer in thy paths approued And neuer let my steps be moued That from thy vvayes I neuer slide verse 6 Thou vvilt me heare thy ansvver daigning O Lord vvhen to thee pray I shall In perill vvhen to thee I call Thine eare vvill heare my iust complaining verse 7 Thou mighty sauer of all those VVho haue their hope in thee reposed Lord let thy mercies be disclosed To saue them from their rising foes verse 8 Let me of safety rest assured Keep me as th' apple of thine eye In shade of thy vvings let me lye Hid there from danger safe secured Pause verse 9 From vvicked men that scape I may From cruell hands that doe oppres me From mortall foes that to distres me Besiege me round be set my vvay verse 10 In their ovvn fat they are inclosed Their mouths vvith speeches proud abound verse 11 Our steps they haue novv compast round Their eyes are dovvn on earth reposed verse 12 12 Like as a Lyon vvhich doth spy His prey runs svvift to seaze it speedy Or Lyons vvhelp vvith hunger greedy In secret caue doth lurking lye verse 13 Raise vp thy selfe him dovvn deiect thou Preuent and disappoint him Lord From vvicked men vvho are thy svvord My soul deliuer and protect thou verse 14 Lord let thy povvâ—rfull hand me saue From men of this vvorlds fading glory VVhich is but vain and transitory Who in this life their portion haue Whose panch thou fill'st vvith thy hid treasure Of sons and daughters full tâ—ey be And leaue to their posteritie The rest of their vvealths plenteous measure But I shall vievv thy gracious sight In righteousnes being iustified I vvakened shall be satisfied With thy most glorious image bright Psalme 18. Thanksgiuing prophecy THee vvill I loue vvith heart pure affection O Lord my strength and my most sure protection verse 2 God is my rock my refuge my defence My Sauiour dear my hope my confidence verse 3 My God my strength the horn of my saluation My trust my shield my strong fortification verse 4 I on the LORD most vvorthy praise vvill call verse 5 And so from all my foes be sau'd I shall The pangs of death did round about dismayme And torrents strong of vvicked men did fray me verse 6 Encompast round vvith sorrovves of the graue The snares of death my life preuented haue verse 7 In my distres I to the LORD applyed My ernest prayrs loud to my GOD I cryed He heard my voyce out of his Temple high And my complaint vp to his eares did flye verse 8 Incontinent the earths foundation quaked His vvrath the hils and mighty mountaines shaked All trembling they exceedingly vvere mou'd For he vvas vvroth and vnto anger mou'd verse 9 His nostrils smoke and vapor from them povvred Out of his mouth the flaming
fainting quaketh Wonted strength from me is gone These my eyes to light inured novv obscured Darkned are sight haue I none verse 11 All my louers to me dearest my friends nearest From my grief departed are My acquaintance late incroaching novv reproaching From me neighbours stand off far Pause verse 12 They that seeke my life a decaying snares are laying Others seeking me to grieue Me vvith speeches vilâ—e abusing still are musing Hovv vvith craft me to deceiue verse 13 Yet I seemed vvithout hearing still appearing As if I vvere deaf become Not a vvord I then did vtter nor once mutter Shut my mouth as mute and domb verse 14 All their foul reproches beating them forbearing As one deaf that nought perceiu'd Their false slanders not reprouing nor disprouing As I vvereof speech bereau'd verse 15 For my hope in thee affyeth and relyeth On thee Lord do I attend Thou O Lord my God eternall high supernall Wilt me hear and answer send verse 16 Giue thou eare vvithout delaying to my praying Lest they triumph ouer me If my feet once fall to sliding by misguiding They ioy at my misery Pause verse 17 By infirmity vnsteddy I am ready Dovvn to halt in feeble plight For my fault I grieue and sorrovv eue and morrovv Euermore before my sight verse 28 Of my sin I le make confession my transgression I vvill open and declare Sins vnfainedly repenting and lamenting They so great and grieuous are verse 19 But my foes vvhich do oppose me and inclose me Merry make strong fortifide They that vvrongfully do hate me grinde and grate me Mightily are multiplide verse 20 They for good vvith ill requite me still despight me Aâ—e my foes and seeke my bloud Therfore they so rate and blame me seek to shame me Cause I do vvhat 's iust and good verse 21 Gracious Lord doe thou not leaue me nor bereaue me Of thy fauour to me deare Far off from me be thou neuer but for euer O my God to me be neare verse 22 Haste thee timely help to send me soone defend me Speedy ayd to me impart Thou art God of consolation my saluation And my Sauer Lord thou art Psalme 39. Consolation I Said I vvill to all my vvayes take heed That I sin not in vvord or deed My tong from speech I strictly vvill restrain VVhile vvicked men vvith me remain And lest my mouth my meaning do vnfould As vvith a bridle I le vvith-hold verse 2 As mute and domb long time I speechles stood Refraind to speak euen vvhat vvas good verse 3 But I perceiu'd my dolour did augment And more heat did my heart torment My zealous thoughts on fire the flame forth brake And vvith my tong these vvords I spake verse 4 Eternall LORD make me to knovv my end And to vvhat length my dayes extend Vntome shovv my frail and vveak estate Behold my dayes abreuiate verse 5 But as an hand bredth thou hast made them be My age is nothing vnto thee Man verily is but meer vanitie VVhen in best state he seems to be Selah verse 6 Doubtles as shades men vanish vvithout rest Themselues in vain they do molest To heap vp vvealth his minde he doth imploy Not knovving vvho shall it inloy Pause verse 7 And novv O Lord for vvhat vvhom vvait I on I hope for thee on thee alone verse 8 From all my sins vouchsafe to set me free And let me not reproched be By fooles nor them permit vvho are vnvvise With scornes and scoffs me to despise verse 9 I hold my peace as I vvere mute becom Nor ope my mouth as I vvere domb Because that all this hath beene done by thee verse 10 Thy heauy plague remoue from me Thy hand such strokes confounding on me lay That fainting I consume avvay verse 11 When thou vvith thy rebukes dost once begin Man to correct and scourge for sin His beauty thou consumest as the moth The garment frets and eates the cloth For euery man doubtlesse vvhat ere he be Is nothing else but vanitie verse 12 LORD hear my prayr to my cry bend thy eares Hold not thy peace at these my teares For I vvith thee as all my fathers vvere A stranger am a soiorner verse 13 Spare me a vvhile and my lost strength restore Ere I goe hence and be no more Psalme 40. Thanksgiuing WHile I did long vvith patient constancy The pleasure of my GOD attend He vnto me his eare did bend And to my cryes he hearkned graciously verse 2 Me from deep pit bemired From dungeon he retired Where I in horror lay And set my feet vpon A stedfast rocky stone And my vveak steps did stay verse 3 And in my mouth a nevv song did accord That to our GOD I might sing praise VVhich many hearing hearts shall raise To fear vvith trust trust vvith fear the Lord verse 4 That man is truly blessed VVhose trust is so addressed And on the LORD relyes Who giueth no respectâ— To them that pride affect And turn aside to lyes verse 5 O Lord our God thy works are manifold And vvonderfull vvhich thou hast done Thy thoughts vvhen vs thou thinkest on In order due to thee cannot be told Their number so surmounting Far passeth our accounting verse 6 If sacrifices vvere Accepted in thine eyes Then vvould I sacrifice But thou didst ope mine eare verse 7 Burnt offrings thou of me didst nor demand For sin Then said I lo behold Me ready here I am enrould VVithin thy book my vvritten name doth stand verse 8 VVhat thy vvill hath ordained To doe vvith heart vnfained My GOD is my delight VVithin the middle part And center of my hart I beare thy lavv vpright Pause verse 9 Thy righteousnes and iustice I did preach VVhere multitudes assembled vvere O Lord thou knovvst hovv vvhen and vvhere That I thy truth refrained not to teach verse 10 Thy constant faithfull dealing Thy mighty ayd reuealing To all I do declare I shovv thy bounty great Thy mercies I repeat VVhere great assemblies are verse 11 Thy tender mercy hold thou not avvay From me O Lord but vvith thy grace And louing kindnes me embrace And let the truth preserue me safe alvvay verse 12 VVoes numberlesse surround me My sinnes do so confound me That vp I cannot looke They moe in number are Then on my head is hair My heart â—â—â—h me forsooke verse 13 Be pleasd to saue me Lord send help vvith haste verse 14 Confound them all at once vvith shame Who my destruction seek to frame VVho vvish me ill driue backe vvith shame disgrac't And let them be destroyed VVho at my vvoes haue ioyed All desolate them lay Their shame vvith shame repay Who in derision say To me aha aha verse 15 But fill their hearts vvith ioy vvho bend their vvayes To seek the beauty of thy face Let them that loue thy sauing grace Say euermore exalt the Lord vvith praise verse 16 Though I be poore and needy Yet God me mindes helpes speedy Thou art
thervvith his praise resoundeth verse 14 He maketh gras out of the earth to grovv The bruitish beasts he doth prouide for so And for mans vse the vsefull herbs he planteth That they may till the ground vvhich labor vvanteth verse 15 He maketh vvine vvhich hath a secret art To cure the sad and to make glad mans heart He maketh oyle vvhich makes mens faces shining And bread that breeds hearts strength the povvrs combining verse 16 Of the great Lord the trees are very great In sap in grovvth either for shevv or meat The Cedars high on Libanus that grovveth Gods plants not mans then man 's more goodly shovveth verse 17 In them the birds do make their dovvny nest By natiue skill and take therin their rest As for the storke vvhile other liketh others Amidst the firs her and her yong shee smothers verse 18 For the vvilde Goats vpon the highest hils Their refuge they do make and sport their fils On th' other side among the rocks so stony Thou placest safe the vvilde and fearfull cony Pause verse 19 The changing moone he sets vpon her change From West to East in seasons fit to range He makes the Sun knovv his fixt course neere slovving In th' East his rise i' th West his dovvnvvard going verse 20 He darknes makes and takes avvay the light The glorious day is turnd to obscure night Within their dens the forrest beasts all sleeping Out of their dens then boldly all come creeping verse 21 The Lyons yong that lurke beside the vvay Do rage and rore incessant for their prey These seek their food by meer instinct vvith crying From the strong God their vvant of food supplying verse 22 Yet in the morn at rising of the Sun They gather them in one and homevvard run There in their dens close couching they repose them Till night so that no eye can there disclose them verse 23 VVith break of day man breaks his rest and goes To labour vvhere the field him profit shovves In husbandâ—y vvhose painfull toyle nere endeth Till tovvards euen the shadovv longer tendeth verse 24 O holy Lord vvhat register can hold Thy vvondrous vvorks they are so manifold From vvisdom of thy prouidence proceeding The earth is full of riches thine exceeding verse 25 So likevvise is the deep and spacious Sea Stretching its arms to euery creek and key Where svvim and creep creatures innumerable Both small and great to name them vvho is able verse 26 The goodly ships therin do ride and saile And therin thou hast made the mighty whale There svvims the huge Leuiathan in straying Thy greatnes shevves and in his sportiue playing Pause verse 27 All these all else beasts fishes flying fovvles Avvait on thee for to refresh their soules That thou shouldst giue them meat in meetest season Which else should vvant their food as they vvant reason verse 28 What thou dost please in goodnesse them to giue They gladly take and therby they do liue VVhen once thy hand of bounty is extended All good to thy good creatures is expended verse 29 But vvhen thou hid'st thy face the place of ioy No comfort then all trouble and annoy When thou vvithdravvst their breath life is adiorned And to dead dust is liuing dust returned verse 30 Thou sendest forth thy spirit Lord and then In formes and seeds they are remade agen And vvhen they fail vvith force from thee indevved The surface of the old earth is renevved verse 31 The glorious praise of our good gracious Lord From age to age all ages shall record And in his vvorks vvhich he in vvisdom framed He shall reioyce so oft as they are named verse 32 If against earth he bend his angry brovv Therof the strength and pillars trembling bovv If but to touch the hils him vvrath prouoketh For very fear the hils vvith terror smoketh verse 33 So long as God that I shall liue shall please Vnto that God to sing I vvill not cease Yea vvhile I shall in being be protected Vnto my God my Psalms shall be directed verse 34 All my discourse of him and thoughts of heart Shall svveetnes to him to my self impart No sorrovv shall from him my solace seuer My ioying in the Lord shall be for euer verse 35 Men that are giuen to sin be all consum'd None vvicked be on earth except intomb'd Vp vp my soul to God in thanks be raised The vvorlds great God of all the vvorld be praised Psalme 105. Thanksgiuing LEt euery one of vs confessing Giue thanks to God his praise expressing The glory of his sacred Name Among the people all proclaime His honor great and precious Make knovvn his actions glorious verse 2 Sing ye vnto him Psalms resounding Declare his vvondrous vvorks abounding verse 3 Let his great Name your glory be In his renovvned sanctitie With gladnes let the heart and voyce Of them that seeke the LORD reioyce verse 4 Seek God and his omnipotency Ay seek his faces excellency verse 5 Remember his high acts made knovvn The vvondrous vvorks that he hath done The iudgments vvhich pronounced are By his ovvn sacred mouth declare verse 6 Of Abraham the generation Gods faithfull seruants propagation Ye Iacobs children his elect VVhom God as his ovvn doth affect verse 7 He is the Lord our God his grace And iudgments are in euery place verse 8 For of his couenant failing neuer He mindfull is remembring euer The vvord that he did once command To thousand ages firm doth stand verse 9 VVhich to obserue he hath decreed With Abraham fully agreed And vvhich by oath he hath secured Vnto his Isaac firm assured verse 10 To Iacob likevvise sure hath he Established this his decree To Israel confirmed fast This couenant euermore to last verse 11 This saying to them I vvill giue thee The land of Canan to relieue thee Of your inheritance the line Which I vnto you do assigne verse 12 VVhen yet their number vvas but small But strangers there not knovvn at all verse 13 VValking from Nation vnto Nation Hauing no setled habitation From place to place novv here novv there They safe by hâ—m conducted vvere verse 14 Who suffred them no vvrong to take But scourg'd great Princes for their sake verse 15 Commanding touch not mine annointed Nor harm the Prophets I appointed verse 16 He in the land did famin make And there the staffe of bread he brake verse 17 But for his people prouident Before his ovvn a man he sent This Ioseph they did sell ingratefull To seruitude and bondage hatefull verse 18 Where they his feet vvith fetters bound The irons sharp his soul did vvound verse 19 Vntill the time appointed came Gods VVord assigned for the same So vvhen the Lord enough had tryed His faith and patience testified verse 20 The Kings comand vvas straitvvay sent To free him from imprisonment VVho did the people rule and guide For his inlargement did prouide verse 21 And from a seruant him reputed Lord of his houshold constituted And
his Name ye mountains all Ye fruitfull trees and cedars tall verse 10 Beasts of the earth both vvilde and tame All creeping creatures praise his Name Ye fetherd fovvls i' th ayr svvift flying Praise ye the Lord him magnifying verse 11 All Kings and people euery vvhere Earths Princes Iudges vvhich rule beare verse 12 Men vvomen children yong and old verse 13 To praise the Lord your ioyes vnfold His Name is high aduanc't alone Ore heau'n and earth his glories knovvn verse 14 His peoples horn he high erecteth His Saints to praise him he affecteth The children of his Israel To him most deare and neare do dvvell Psalme Cxlix Thanksgiuing SIng to the Lord nevv songs excelling All in the Church of his Saints dvvelling Sing praises in your congregation To God vvith adoration verse 2 Let Israel in songs relate His high praise vvho did him create Let Sions sons reioyce and sing And triumph in their King verse 3 His Name to praise vvith ioy abounding Let Timbrels Fife and Flute be sounding Praise him vvith Harps svveet strings according His praise in Psalms recording verse 4 God in his people pleasure takes His people his delight he makes VVith his saluation dravving nigh The meek to dignifie verse 5 His gracious Saints in glorious measure Shall be all glad vvith ioy and pleasure Vpon their beds in iubilation Shall shout vvith exultation verse 6 Their mouths vvith shrill notes shall abound The Lords praise high to raise and sound They vvith their tvvo edg'd svvord in hand In arms compleat shall stand verse 7 To be reueng'd on euery Nation Their foes to plague vvith desolation To punish them for their offences VVith condigne recompences verse 8 Their conquerd Kings captiue to take Their vanquisht Princes prisners make In strongest holds them to restrâ—in In irons them to chain verse 9 On them the iudgment iust avvarded To execute as t is recorded His Saints are to this honor raised The Lord our God be praised Psalme 150. Praise LEt vs all Gods praise expres Praise him in his holines Praise him in the firmament Of his povver permanent And his high magnificency verse 2 Praise him in his greatnes shevvd In his goodnes multitude VVitnessing his excellency verse 3 Praise him ioyning vvith the noyse Both of Trumpets and Hautboyse Praise him in the Psaltery And the Harps svveet harmony Laud the Lord vvith praise abounding verse 4 Timbrel Taber Fife and Flute Organ Sagbut Cornamute Laud the Lord his praise resounding verse 3 Praise to him for his goodnes Let the Cymbals loud expres Viall Virginall and lute Let nor string nor breath be mute Him to praise let all indeuer verse 6 All his vvorks aboue beneath VVhat so ere doth moue or breath Praise the Lord most blessed euer The Song of Simeon Luke 2. NOvv let thy seruant Lord. According to thy Word In peace depart contented verse 2 2 For novv my eyes haue vievv'd Before all people shevv'd Thy sauing health presented verse 3 To be a shining light To all the Gentils sight This grace thou hast declared And Israel to crovvn VVith honor and renovvn This glory hast prepared Decalogue Exod. 20. LIft vp your hearts to God addressed All people hear vvhat he doth say Giue ear vnto his word expressed And his commandments all obay I am saith he thy God eternall From Egypt I deliuerd thee From cruell seruitude infernall Therfore haue thou no God but me commandment 2 No image make thou to adore it Of any thing in earth or sky To vvorship or to bovv before it Because a iealous God am I. commandment 3 Gods sacred Name in vain take neuer Let no oathes false or vain be vsd For he vvill hold him guilt â—â—â—er Who hath his sacred Name abus d. commandment 4 Six dayes in labour profitable Spend thou and thine the seuenth in rest For God from his vvorks admirable Repos'd the seuenth made holy blest commandment 5 Thy Father and thy Mother honor That thou long dayes mayst happy liue I' th laud vvherof thou art the ovvner And vvhich to thee thy God doth giue commandment 6 Thou shalt not kill mans life destroy not commandment 7 Adultrous thoughts and acts eschevv commandment 8 Nor rob nor steale goods stoln enioy not commandment 9 Beare no false tales speak euer true commandment 10 Thou shalt not in thy heart desier Thy neighbours house nor vvife to gaiâ— Nor any seruant he doth hyer Nor ought that to him doth pertain Haue mercy on vs Lord most blessed Inspire vs vvith thy grace diuine VVrite in our hearts thy Word expressed To keep thy lavves our hearts incline FINIS